In Part II, Romm takes us through the politics and the solutions. He
informs us that we already have the technology to begin dealing with the
situation, and to do so before the situation worsens to the point where
solutions are much more difficult to initiate. So we can solve this problem.
What is missing is the political will. Confounding this is the intentional
disinformation being forwarded by free market lobbying groups whose
masterful use of rhetoric confuses the public and makes it incredibly
difficult for policy-makers to take the needed action. Take this advice from
Frank Luntz in his infamous 2002 "straight talk" strategy memo to
conservatives wishing to deny and delay action on global warming: